At the beginning of last offseason, the rumor mill was flying that Rick Nash had hoped to return to his former team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, but was waiting for what he was hoping to be positive news regarding his last concussion. Unfortunately, the news did not come in time for the start of the season, keeping Nash unsigned through the first half of the season.
Today starts a new era, as Nash has hung up the skates through an announcement from his agent. Unfortunately, the Jackets were hoping for other news, as mutual interest was on both sides during a summer meeting hoping to reunite the two sides.